{"product_id":"when-science-and-politics-collide-robert-o-schneider-9781440859373","title":"When Science and Politics Collide: The Public Interest at Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book explains why science and politics collide, why this is an especially critical problem at this precise time in U.S. history, and what should be done to ensure that science and politics coincide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States is waging a political war against science, and the stakes are increasing. When it comes to areas in which science and politics must interact, such as genetics, climate, and energy, political interests are always pushing to spin the relevant science, but this becomes problematic when Americans abandon rationality for ideology or misinformation manufactured to confuse and persuade them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of five contemporary examples, \u003ci\u003eWhen Science and Politics Collide: The Public Interest at Risk\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that none of the ways in which science and politics currently communicate serve the public interest and that some of them actually result in great harm. It explains that, whether about climate change, vaccines, pandemics, or fracking, experimentally proven and reproducible data and evidence can save lives-and poor, politically motivated policies can doom them. The book concludes with recommendations for creating a more perfect union between scientific facts and political agendas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert O. Schneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144085937X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440859373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 10","brand":"Robert O. Schneider","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935031361791,"sku":"9781440859373","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_355211c3-6166-42c4-9ccd-c5f512e8b63c.jpg?v=1681417452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-science-and-politics-collide-robert-o-schneider-9781440859373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}